10/08/2023 - 15:00 LEGO ICONS Lego news New LEGO 2023

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LEGO today officially unveils the LEGO ICONS set 10318 Concorde, a box of 2083 pieces of which some visuals were already available so far on social networks. It will be a question of assembling a model 102 cm long by 43 cm wide which includes some refinements such as a presentation support decorated with a small plate with some facts about the plane, a mobile nose to reproduce the three configurations available (0°, 5° and 12.5°), removable cabin sections which allow the interior fittings to be discovered and retractable landing gear controlled by the tail of the aircraft which serves as a knob.

I would have preferred a livery in the colors of Air France, but we will do with this dressing in the Aérospatiale France / British Aircraft Corporation version of the model 002.

Availability announced for September 4, 2023 in VIP preview, global marketing scheduled for September 7, 2023. Retail price: €199.99.

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08/08/2023 - 16:25 LEGO ICONS Lego news New LEGO 2023

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As often, we pretend not to have seen anything and we marvel briefly at this short teaser posted by LEGO on the networks and which confirms the imminent official announcement of a new product. As you will have understood, this teaser leaves no room for doubt, it is the Concorde, a product which should bear the reference 10318 in the LEGO ICONS range.

Those who follow the usual channels on social networks already know more, visuals of the product have been posted there in recent days.

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On the way to a new summer contest that will allow the lucky winner to win a copy of the LEGO ICONS set 10320 Eldorado Fortress (214.99 €) put into play.

To validate your participation, as always, simply identify yourself via the interface below and follow the instructions provided. As usual, it is a question of finding information on the official online store and then answering the question correctly. At the end of the participation phase, the winner will be chosen by lot from the correct answers. Participation is free and without obligation to purchase.

Your contact details (name / nickname, email address, IP) are only used within the framework of this competition and will not be kept beyond the drawing of lots which will designate the winner. As usual, this no-obligation competition is open to all residents of mainland France, DOM & TOM, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

The prize in play is generously provided by LEGO through the annual endowment allocated to all members of the LAN (LEGO Ambassador Network), it will be sent to the winner by me as soon as his contact details are confirmed by return email.

As always, I reserve the right to disqualify any entrant who has attempted to defraud or hijack the entry system in order to increase their chances of winning. Grumpers and bad losers abstain, the others will have a better chance of winning.

For information: the name / nickname of the winner is displayed in the participation interface once the draw has been made. I also notify the winners by email, but remember to check anyway.

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Today we very quickly go around the contents of the LEGO ICONS set 10315 Tranquil Garden, a box of 1363 pieces that will be available from August 1, 2023 at the public price of 104.99 €.

I'm not drawing you a picture, LEGO is expanding its lifestyle range by surfing once again on the fascination for Japan, its codes and its emblematic places and after the miniature cherry tree of the LEGO set 10281 Bonsai Tree integrated into the Botanical Collection from the manufacturer, we are treated here to a peaceful garden with its pavilion housing the tea ceremony, its small arched bridge, its stream where some koi carp swim, its lotus flowers, its cherry trees, its rocks and its stone lanterns. Why not, the whole actually exudes calm and tranquility even if all these markers seem a bit piled up in a shoehorn in a rather small space.

If the theme inspires you, you will therefore find here something to relax by assembling a mini garden installed in a display in the shape of a pot and whose assembly begins with a few large plates to be covered with greenery and transparent pieces symbolizing the stream that crosses places.

For this step, the instructions temporarily switch to top view to simplify the installation of the many Tiles and to correctly place the few fish that circulate in these waters.

The small Japanese pavilion is assembled from the beginning of the process, it will then wait wisely on a corner of the table to be able to be integrated into the construction. We also leave a few holes in the greenery which will be used later to install the trees and we finally build the various plant elements which take place in the holes provided. I like the aesthetic simplicity of the pavilion but I know that the refined side of its architecture will inevitably disappoint some.

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The black support to build is equipped with about ten feet equipped with tires which guarantee an appreciable stability to the unit, it could possibly be left aside to be able to integrate this small garden in a more substantial diorama.

It will be necessary to furnish a row of tenons all around the garden with for example a small low wall, but nothing impossible or too complicated. The many black pieces used cannibalize the product's inventory a bit, I would have liked more flowers even if it meant doing without this pot without much interest.

This product then leaves you the hand to organize as you see fit the vegetation installed around the pavilion and the stream: All the trees provided are equipped with the same support which is inserted into the available holes, it is up to you to distribute them as you wish with a large number of possible combinations to obtain a presentation adapted to your exhibition projects.

This possibility may seem trivial at first glance, but it quickly turns out to be interesting, for example to clear the view of the small pavilion or furnish your preferred viewing angle without hiding the rest of the model. We're not going to blame LEGO for providing us with a little modularity in one of its products, it's always taken to have the impression of presenting something unique and personalized on our shelves.

In my opinion, a minifigure in traditional Japanese dress is missing, perhaps to be installed on the stone stairs leading to the pavilion or on the small bridge, to give the whole thing a bit of character and make it easier to pass the pill of the retail price of the set set at €105.

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I would also have fleshed out the two cherry trees which seem to me a bit stunted as they are with branches that are too visible from certain angles. The pavilion is minimalist but it is not a temple with a complex design and it will have to be done with this small traditional hut with a refined look. As it stands, I don't see myself spending more than €100 in this box, whatever its benefits on my mental health or on my zenitude.

Those who regretted that the nice project proposed on the platform LEGO Ideas in 2018 was not selected at the time after having collected the 10.000 supporters necessary for its passage in the review phase, so here we have something to console ourselves with even if the "official" version of this Japanese garden is in my opinion a little out of date. savings on certain finishing details.

Let's not forget that this is a purely decorative product intended for an adult clientele"passionate about gardens and mindfulness", according to LEGO, which probably does a little too much in terms of marketing, and which especially has its place on the shelves of stores in the Nature et Découvertes chain.

The most demanding LEGO fans in terms of ultra-detailed dioramas will, for example, have to turn to the Monkie Kid universe to obtain slightly more elaborate typical and folkloric constructions. Tastes and colors are not discussed, so it will be up to everyone to see if this composition awakens something in them.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at August 9, 2023 next at 23:59 p.m. Just post a comment under the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion. 

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

Christopher P. - Comment posted the 29/07/2023 at 16:05

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Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO ICONS set 10321 Corvette, a box of 1210 pieces which will be available via the official online store and in LEGO Stores from August 1, 2023 at the public price of €149.99. You already know since the official announcement of the product, this involves assembling a reproduction of the 1 C1961 version of the Chevrolet Corvette, with its four rear lights which then replaced the two optics installed on the wings, its overhead valve V8 engine and hardtop.

Might as well mention it right away: all this frankly lacks chrome or, failing that, metallic parts. The reference Chevrolet Corvette gives pride of place to chrome equipment and this LEGO version does not pay homage to it on this point, while the retouched official visuals highlight reflections which are non-existent on the "real" product at the level of the different elements. very light gray.

Once again, this model aimed at an adult collector audience takes some aesthetic shortcuts with much less curvy curves and not-so-curvy curvaceous lines. The wheel arches are also a little strange, it lacks roundness especially when the vehicle is observed in profile. We're starting to get used to LEGO, even if the designer does much better here than when it came to reproducing James Bond's car with the set, for example. 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5.

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The solid floor of the vehicle is as often made up of a few plates and other Technic beams, we then attach the various bodywork elements and the interior equipment. It's quickly put together and immediately realizes that the retouched official visuals promised us a shade a little darker than in reality. This Corvette C1 is bright red, yet I would have tried the Dark Red (dark red) just to give it a little more cachet at the risk of having to deal with the usual color differences.

The grille based on sausages, handlebars and gray bananas seems to me much too simplified and here we have to be content with a very symbolic representation of this yet emblematic detail of the vehicle. Same observation for the four front headlights, simply composed of a Tile pad-printed round and a transparent piece, it lacks a bit of volume and it's a bit too flat to really look like the real ones.

The doors are on the other hand well designed, they use two new elements which make it possible to reproduce rather faithfully the white zone, set back by half a tenon on the LEGO model, present on the sides of the reference vehicle. The upholstery is relatively simple but sufficient and well executed, as is the driving position with its counter, pedals and gear lever.

There is obviously a small sheet of stickers in the box, I scanned the thing for you, and everything that is not there is therefore stamped, such as the "chrome strips" which circulate on the bodywork, the contours of the seats or the Corvette logo on the front of the hood. It should be noted that LEGO has progressed when it comes to aligning a pattern printed on different elements, it is not yet perfect but it is for example much better than on the lower body of the Mustang of the set 10265 Ford Mustang. It suffices here to interchange the four plates struck in a straight line until an acceptable alignment is achieved.

The rims are a little dull, here too it lacks shine to perfectly reproduce the contrast between the bodywork and the wheels. The white rims used nevertheless make it possible to obtain the desired vintage effect, but the very light gray of the rims is disappointing.

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In terms of functionality, it is necessary to be satisfied here with the openings, doors, front bonnet and trunk, and a direction brought back to the steering wheel. No complex mechanism for the steering but the function has the merit of existing and the engine is also reduced to its simplest expression. The supplied hardtop can be easily installed or removed, it will be up to you to see how you wish to expose the vehicle and the opening of the trunk whose bonnet is flush with the rest of the bodywork is managed by a part placed under the vehicle which serves as push button allowing it to be half-opened so that it can then be grasped with the fingers. It's ingenious.

The two identical windshields are packaged separately in paper bags and that's great news. LEGO is thus freed from the plastic protection applied directly to the parts attempted in the past in a few boxes and these two bags finally make it possible to obtain elements in perfect condition upon unpacking. Well done for that.

This Corvette C1 is probably not the best vehicle in the range at LEGO but it still looks great in my opinion. It will undoubtedly help to highlight the other models displayed on a shelf: a little red will ultimately not hurt in the middle of the black Camaro of the set 10304 Chevy Camaro Z28, the blue of the Mustang from the set 10265 Ford Mustang or even the white of the Porsche of the set 10295 Porsche 911. It will probably quickly be possible to find this Corvette C1 a little cheaper than the price charged by LEGO, so there will be no reason to skip this box.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at July 21, 2023 next at 23:59 p.m. Just post a comment under the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion. 

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

Benoit - Comment posted the 13/07/2023 at 11:03